Curtain-stbetcher



N. WILLIAMSI CURTAIN STRETCHER.

APPLICATION FILED rmze. |919.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

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NEALY WILLIAii/Is, or FoRrsoN, GEORGIA.

CURTAIN-STRETCIv-IER.

Application led February 26, 1919.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, NEALY WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at F ortson, in the county of Muscogee and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Stretchers, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to curtain stretchers, and the object t-hereof isto provide .a simply constructed, cheap apparatus of this character onwhich the curtains to be stretched may be quickly secured, and thestretcher quickly and uniformly expanded and held to effect thestretching operation,

and collapsed when not in use.

`Witli the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a plan view of astretcher constructed in accordance with this invention shown in openoperative position Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, and

Fig. 3 is an end view partly in section.

In the embodiment illustrated, the stretcher constituting this inventioncomprises side bars 1 and 2, each composed of sections 3 hingedlyconnected at 4, said sections being shown of equal length, but obviouslythey need not necessarily be of such length.

These side -bars l and 2 are adjustably connected by end bars 7 and 8,the side bars having lateral extensions 5 on their inner edges at theiropposite ends which carry bolts 6 provided with wing nuts 6. These boltsextend through longitudinal slots 9 formed in the end bars 7 and 8 andby means of which the side bars l and 2 may be adj usted toward and awayfrom each other and held by said bolts.

The end bars have upstanding flanges 10 on their upper faces at theirouter edges, and said flanges are equipped with remov- Specfication ofLetters Patent.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

Serial No. 279,338.

able curtain attaching pins or studs l1, any desired number of which maybe employed, and which are spaced equal distances apart for connectingthe curtain to the stretcher. Similar pins are provided on the side barsl and 2, being designed for the same purpose, slots 1la being providedto receive the pins.

This stretcher frame is supported by legs l2, four of which are hereshown, with their upper ends connected by strap hinges 13 to the ends ofthe end bars 7 and 8 so that the stretching of the curtains on the framewill have a tendency to spread these legs and force their ends into theground if desired.

In the use of this improved stretcher, thel parts being in the positionshown in the drawings, a curtain to be stretched is engaged with thepins ll and the wing nuts 6 are then loosened and the side bars 1 and 2moved away from each other until the curtains are stretched to thedesired extent. These nuts are then tightened up and the curtainsallowed to remain until dried.

vWhen the stretcher is not in use, the parts may be readily disassembledby taking off the wing nuts 6 and disconnecting the end from the sidebars, the side bars being folded at the hinged connection of theirsections. rlhe legs l2 are then folded up over the end bars and theframe may be stored in a comparatively small space.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with thevaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains and while I have described theprinciple of Operation of the invention together with the device whichnow consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that suchchanges may be made as are within the scope of the claimed invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

A curtain stretcher comprising side barscomposed of foldable hingedlyconnected sections, arms extending laterally from the inner edges ofsaid side bars at their opposite ends, end bars slotted longitudinallythroughout the greater portion thereof, up-

is collapsed, and curtain attaching elements standing flanges risingfrom the upper faces carried by said side and end bars.

of said end hars adjacent and outside said slots and against the innerlfaces of Which the ends of said side hars abut When in operativeposition, bolts carried by said arms and extending through said slots,legs hinged to said end bars and foldable Hat against theii` upper faceswhen the stretcher in presence of two Witnesses.

NEALY WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

H. ROTHSCHILD, RALPH COLEMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained forrive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of yatents,

Washington, D. C.

In testi-mony whereof I aHiX my signature

